wickedthought sent me a preview of his new game yesterday...

A Roleplaying Game in a violent world ruled by a magical race who call themselves "the ven." The ven see all the world as an enemy and the inhabitants of the world as either weapons or tools. Their culture is highly ritualistic and obsessed with duality.

The PDF includes six pre-generated characters, intro rules, and the adventure "Roses & Thorns." I've only had time to read the introduction and the write-ups on the Houses, but so far this is looking pretty cool. I definitely like House of the Serpent and House of the Wolf the best, but all of them could make for some interesting characters.